John Swinney

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John Swinney, Deputy First Meenister

John Ramsey Swinney (born 13 Aprile 1964), is a Scots politeecian wha has servit as Heidsman o the SNP an First Meenister o Scotland syne Mey 2024 (he wis previously Heidsman o his pairty frae 2000 tae 2004), an a Commissioner tae the Scots Pairlament, representin the Scots National Pairty (SNP). In baith 1999 an 2003, he wis waled for tae represent the consteetuency o Tayside North. He ance representit the consteetuency at Wastmeinster forbye, atween 1997 an 2001. He wis Deputy First Meenister an Secretar for Eddication in Nicola Sturgeon's govrenment. Frae the May 2021 election tae Mairch 2023 he wis Deputy First Meenister an Cabinet Secretar fir Covid Recovery.[1] Swinney becam First Meenister on 8 Mey 2024 efter the demission o Humza Yousaf efter the collapse o the Bute House Greeance wi the Greens.

  1. "Deputy First Minister - gov.scot". www.gov.scot (in Inglis). Retrieved 17 Januar 2022.